date:May 22, 2012
Monday's report also is the first of the season to show corn conditions. Seventy-seven percent of the crop's rated good-to-excellent, with states like Illinois leading the way, quality-wise, with 79% of the crop rated in the 2 top quality categories. At the lower end of the range is Missouri and Tennessee, both of whose crops are rated at 67% good-to-excellent.
The planting progress figures tell a story of a spring that allowed a lot of quick progress, as both corn and soybean planting numbers